GNU bug report logs - #29935
26.0.90; copyright-update adds year in middle of buffer

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Stephen Leake <stephen_leake <at> stephe-leake.org>
Cc: 29935 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#29935: recipe and improved patch
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:39:15 +0200

Stephen Leake <stephen_leake <at> stephe-leake.org> writes:

> Here is a recipe for reproducing the bug in emacs-26.0.90 -Q:
>
> Create a directory /tmp/test-copyright
> Copy the attached file_1.c-save to that directory
> Start emacs -Q
>
> (require 'copyright)
> (add-hook 'before-save-hook 'copyright-update)
> (find-file "/tmp/test-copyright/file_1.c")
>
> C-x 2
> C-x o
> C-end
> ;; insert '// changed line'
> C-x b *Messages*
> C-x o
> C-x b *scratch*
> C-x o
> M-x save-some-buffers
> !
> y
> C-x b file_1.c
>
> This shows the bug: ', 2018' was inserted on the last line in file_1.c,
> not the copyright line.

I tried this in Emacs 28, and but I was unable to reproduce this bug.
Are you still seeing this?

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